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After a five year run atop the National League, including a World Series championship to go along with two National League pennants, the Phillies find themselves treading water for the second year in a row, thanks to injuries, an aging roster and a farm system that doesn't appear to bear fruit any time soon.

In the beginning, Amaro's moves were mostly good. His first transaction after replacing Pat Gillick was to acquire John Mayberry Jr. from Texas for Greg Golson, an exchange of two underachieving former first-round draft picks.

Ben Revere and Michael Young are on pace to infamy, while Dom Brown looks to continue to make a case for the All Star team.

It looked bad, and it is. The Phillies placed Kratz on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with what they are calling a "left knee injury."

Erik Kratz - Kratz only has about 10 more days before Ruiz rejoins the Phillies and resumes catcher duties.

Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor , a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.

Three straight times, he'd fouled off 0-2 pitches to stay alive in one of the more memorable at-bats of his career.

After spending years in relative anonymity, Jose Bautista is one of baseball's best power hitters.

Brown the 17th Phillie to hit 10 homers in one month. Rollins now 7th in walks and 10th in RBIs in Phils history.

Maybe you hadn't noticed, but Phillies left fielder Domonic Brown was recently named National League player of the week .

Left fielder Domonic Brown showcased his offensive potential for the Phillies over their past two series, earning him National League Player of the Week honors on Tuesday for the week of May 20-26. Brown, 25, batted .348 with two doubles, one triple, two home runs, seven RBIs and four runs scored in six games, good enough to claim his first Player ... (more)